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. 2011 Jan;5(1):18–22. doi: 10.4103/0973-6247.75972

Table 1.

Characteristics of sheets used in this study

Property TPL 157 TOTM TPL 167 DINCH
Average thickness (mm) 0.4 0.4
Hardness – (shore A) ASTM D 2240 78.5 78
Tensile strength (Kg/cm2) ASTM D 882 170 155
Elongation at break (%) ASTM D 882 500 480
Permeability
 Oxygen (g/m2/24h/37°C) 1020 1070
 Carbon dioxide (g/m2/24hr/37°C) ASTM D 1434 4850 4600
Brittle point (°C) ASTM D7028 -36 -38